SRV, which is an abbreviation for Service, is a DNS record, which permits you to employ a domain for a particular service different from a website. By creating a few SRV records, you are able to use the domain address with different providers and point it to numerous servers at a time, each server managing a separate service. You'll be able to specify the port number for the connection to every single machine, so there will never be any interference. You can also set individual priorities and weight for two records that are used for the same service, but forward to different servers for redundancy or load balancing. Using an SRV record you can employ your domain or a subdomain under it for a Voice-Over-IP server, for example, and have the real software running on a number of machines with different companies. Which one a client of yours will use will depend on the priority and weight values that you've set.

SRV Records in Shared Website Hosting

Provided you have a shared website hosting account with us and the DNS records for a domain address included in it are handled by our system, you will be able to create any record that you need with ease, including an SRV one. This is done through the user-friendly Hepsia CP and when you log in to your hosting account and go to the DNS Records section, you will simply have to fill a few boxes with the required data and your new SRV record is going to be active within a few hours. You can type in the service, protocol and the port number you'd like to use and also the priority and the weight of the new record based on how you would like to set up your system or what the third-party provider requires. If required, you may also change the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which shows how long it is going to remain active after you change or delete it. The default TTL value for almost all records is 3600 seconds and you will be able to leave it unless you specifically need a different one.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Using a semi-dedicated server plan from us, you are going to be able to use our easy to navigate DNS administration tool, which is a part of the in-house built Hepsia hosting Control Panel. It is going to provide you with a rather simple interface to set up a new record for any domain hosted inside the account, so if you want to use a domain address for any purpose, you can create a new SRV record with only a few clicks. Via basic text boxes, you'll have to type in the service, protocol and port number information, which you must have from the company offering you the service. In addition, you will be able to choose what priority and weight the record will have if you intend to use a couple or more machines for the exact same service. The standard value for them is 10, but you could set any other value between 1 and 100 if needed. Additionally, you will have the option to adjust the TTL value from the default 3600 seconds to any other value - this way setting the time this record is going to be active in the global DNS system after you delete it or change it.